34 o y ( YIIÞ \ ::: , x t" w r.@ I m ':x:: .. . c'Îf, 7f :::=i- v"W">V "::'::' , : 1: .i L' 1 :;::.:,':: ; @ -'.} L--:' : ;::, , , ; ---- i : .. . . i:=:':.. ! : :::x,,;í , # ''1[%=: :; ,. [!] ,;': ., i 1: . r':"':-:---' ,,!:-:::: f .... , Lt fry ) ..' i , ";': .. "' :>:,L,, f1. ,v ::: -;,' .::- ', rr.,: :. -'. - '.' : : ,-00_ t.",:"" _ 1:: They call the town cut-upS. . . . . . us . . . . Cutting up floor materials into all sorts of odd, devious and dizzy figures is the one thing we do best. For instance, if you are one of those individuals who want originality along with their modern conveniences, here is a floor we might design for you. On the other hand, if you have a flair for things Louis XV, we'll gladly cut out an excellent period floor for you. Or have you some hobby which you like to ride at a gal- lop? \Ve'll cut out anything you specifÿ-an enlarged back- gammon board-or a map of your estate-or God Bless our Home in old English script. In fact, we're not a bit bashful about what we suggest. We don't have to be. Almost anything is possible in resilient Sealex Linoleum. It is hard to wear out-but easy to cut into any conceivable shape. W e have trained men who do this cutting-then our contractors and dealers fit the pieces together on the job like a jig-saw puzzle. Full information at the other end of your telephone. . á, , CUSTOM FLOOR SERVICE 1 6 T H F lO 0 R I 295 F 1FT H A V E. BOG A R D U 5 .4 - 2.4 20 MAY lb. 1931 THE. AI\. T GALLE.I\.IE.5 Up from t! e Rio Grande - Water Colors After arin---lVostalgia ,jf ,: ': I '/ :" .1 ' T HE Mexicans, h- :. Ai1 ..... who have been " . ttI::, .. wi.th us a good deal r 1 " :) ...... thIs season, are now I'ì ' ;'4 'r: holding tw more ij: J;" 't\-: shows to enlIven the town. The one at the Delphic Studios, which is scheduled to close May 17, displays the talents of a youthful paint- er and an expert photographer. The painter, Roberto de la Cueva del Rio, is said to be a very young man, but his work is the sort that should encourage the critics who have decided that his talent is no mere flash in the pan. While time decides the question of his im- mortality, we will record that he is one of the gayest painters we have seen come out of Mexico. The ills of his ancestors and the revolutions of the past do not bother him He is intent on youth and dancing, and the lighter phases of Southern life. In technique, he is somewhat European; only his sub- ject matter and his high ,color indicate the locale which he is painting. He is unquestionably gifted, and we imagine that he can do as much for Mexico as some of his more earnest compatriots. In the adjoining room are photo- graphs by Agustin Jimenez, one of the leading photographers below the Rio Grande. If you like photographs, you will find these exciting and unusual. To our mind, however, the camera has never produced anything as magic as pictures pain ted by human han ds. T HE John Becker Gallery is also holding a Mexican show, this time of Jean Charlot, whom we have seen quite a lot of this year. These paintings are for the most part small; some are sketches for his more ambitious en- dea vors and some are nice bits of color notes. There are also some of his hetter drawings: Mexican types done in a sort of Greek-Picasso style. Charlot wears well and is worth visiting again. The Becker Gallery is also showing some new rugs by Jean Lurçat, and in this case floor coverings can really he classified as art. Lurçat is a painter of the first order who feels that the various manifestations of art should be close to one's life at all times and not merely